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As an “Inspired & Motivated” employee or person, you like your work, excel at your duties, and also tend to absorb the duties of others due to your efficiency and effectiveness. As you move up the professional ranks… the can duties double, triple, then compound… causing a slow burn-out you never saw coming! I often […]

It’s a sad truth so many leaders and employees are actually nervous to take their oh so precious Vacation Time. Anxious of what will happen to their inbox, the fires that will ensue, the calls and emails they’ll get while at the beach, not to mention the vacation they’ll need from their vacation as spending

As a former Employee, Supervisor, and now Professional Speaker & Leadership Trainer it never ceases to amaze me how every department within an organization believes their department is the best, their work is the hardest, and their team is the most deserving in the company… Sound familiar? Now, take these same notions and these same

Fun… even the hint of the word creates tingles of anticipation and excitement! However, as time passes and things change so can our definition of fun; leaving you feeling lost, empty, and stuck on auto-pilot. My definition of “Fun” has changed from my teenage years to my 20’s, from my 20’s to my 30’s, from

Leadership is a BIG word filled with so many other words… such as influence, impact, vision, expectations, and more! Over the years, there are two words I’ve found that are typically left out the leadership conversation and they are “Protection” and “Accountability”… without these two, our Leadership is lacking and incomplete! Protection is a daily

Many people make fun of reality shows… and the joke in my home is everyone knows what room I’ve been in because when they turn on the TV a reality show pops up! The truth is, I love people-watching and listening… to a degree… and there is much to be learned through examining interactions with

Initially, this topic of “Cliques” is confusing to write about; as we’re all human and naturally gravitate to like-minded individuals! We’ve all been apart of a clique… starting that awkward first day of school when our parents walked us in and sent us out into the “Real World”. We found a friend or two and

In my Leadership Trainings I often teach my 5 Types of Employees; from “The Inspired & Motivated” all the way to “The Grouch”! The BIGGEST misconception is “The Grouch” is the most difficult employee to work with and causes the greatest dysfunction within your organization. In my experience, this couldn’t be further from the truth!

Have you ever shopped at a store and when it was time to be served or checked out it was as if the employee was angry at you for making them do their job or aggravated they had to stop their conversation with their coworker to assist you? Or, my favorite… the no eye contact,

I’d like to preface this by saying this is no knock on anyone in a leadership position with the title of Manager. You’ve earned your way up the ladder and congrats on your success! I’d like to share my definition of a Leader vs. a Manager; a leader positively influences, impacts, protects, makes decisions, and